Greetings! French lessons: From observing right-wing media this week, it’s obvious to me that Trump and leading GOP politicians are using the violent protests shaking France to drive home their anti-immigration messages.  In other words, vote for a Republican Nov. 3 so the United States won’t become France. Newsmax echoes the same thought in its lead article on its website this morning. I believe that the timing of the protests harms the Democrats just days before the midterms by increasing their vulnerability on the immigration issue...Will this become a national cause célèbre? The College Fix reports that a California high school football captain has been reprimanded by his school after he posted “Free the Cornell 7” on his Instagram.  The post then resulted in about 200 high school students at Piner High School in Santa Rosa, CA, walking out of classes earlier this month in protest of his post. It was not disclosed what punishment – if any – the football captain received.  The case has already drawn the attention of renowned conservative law professor Jonathan Turley who has written that the football captain’s post is protected speech under the First Amendment...Dept. of Corrections: Yesterday, I incorrectly referred to “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl as Leslie, as one eagle-eyed reader pointed out...A relatively recent interview of Trump shows up in the second episode (at the 21-minute mark) of the four-part Netflix documentary on former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson. Trump was one of the financial backers of the legendary 1988 Tyson-Michael Spinks championship bout. If you look closely, it looks like Trump’s right eye is half-closed which seems like another example of his declining health...No kidding! Gotta agree with this editorial in the National Review: Trump Shouldn’t Throw Ukraine to the Wolves...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard